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Wethersfield vs Sheldon vs Java
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wethersfield has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
Java has the most people working from home (9%).
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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Wethersfield | Sheldon | Java |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 815Lowest |
2,216Highest |
2,049 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46±4.4 16% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
| Sheldon and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Wethersfield and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3% NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$71,214±$5kLowest 17% below NY |
$95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
$175,900±$14k 58% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,037 54% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.